The group that became popularly known as the Branch Davidians are traceable back to a splinter sect that broke away from the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) in 1942. Victor Houteff, who had joined the SDA church in 1919, founded the breakaway sect. His beliefs deviated from main-line church doctrine. Houteff believed that Christ's return would only occur when at least a small number of Christians had been sufficiently purified. He believed that he was a messenger sent by God to conduct this cleansing. After Houteff's failure and death in 1955, control of the Davidians passed to his wife Florence. She moved the community to a new location farther from Waco. She prophesied that the 1260 days mentioned in Revelation 11:3 would end and the Kingdom of David would be established on Apr

A major tragedy happened at Waco in the spring of 1993. There is a general consensus that the sequence of events included: The ATF decided to arrest David Koresh on firearm violations. He could have been easily arrested away from the compound while jogging or while visiting Waco. However, apparently it was necessary for them to arrest him at the compound near the guns in order to have a chance of winning a court case. A group of 76 armed ATF agents entered the compound on 1993-FEB-28 and attempted to serve a search warrant. A shot was heard; it is unclear whether it was an accidental firing by an ATF agent, or an intentional or accidental discharge from within the buildings. In the resultant firefight, six Davidians and four ATF agents died; at least 1 Davidian and 24 agents were wounded. The ATF withdrew. The FBI took charge; a 51-day siege followed. Based on a report from a psychiatrist at the Baylor College of Medicine, the FBI believed that the Branch Davidian children were being sexually and physically abused inside the compound. (The FBI has since acknowledged that the report was false. It is apparently based on false memories implanted in the children). The FBI consulted a number of experts on new religious movements with knowledge about destructive cults, who warned of a high probability of mass murder or suicide if aggressive action was taken. The FBI also consulted a number of psychiatrists who had no specialized experience with doomsday cults, who assured the FBI that the chances of major loss of life were slim. They also received advice from members of the Anti-cult movement. The Bureau decided that it was safe to attack the compound with tear gas. The FBI seems to have ignored the religious experts and accepted the beliefs of the psychiatrists. The FBI emergency response team had been at the site for almost 2 months. If the siege lasted much longer, then the team would be in need of refresher training; there was no replacement team. On 1993-APR-19: About six AM, two incendiary tear-gas grenades were fired at a concrete bunker some distance from the frame buildings of the compound. They bounced off the roof and fizzled out harmlessly in a nearby puddle. About 12 o

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